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Passionate Woman On Mission To Save Endangered Turtles in Papua New Guinea Turtles number is declining in Papua New Guinea mainly due to eggs consumption, habitat destruction and local commercial fishing activities. With no scientific background but a true passion and love for turtles, Ange Amon, an Australian woman, is dedicated to do something about this. She established a conservation program with her husband that […]

Kane County Department of Transportation to protect Emys blandingii When construction is taking place wildlife is being effected in some way. Read what the constructions crews at the Longmeadow Parkway Bridge Corridor are doing to protect wildlife. Quote: The Longmeadow Parkway Bridge Corridor construction crews will need to learn what a Blanding’s turtle looks like, how to protect it and what to do if one

Two entangled Dermochelys coriacea rescued at Cape cod bay Two leatherback sea turtles have been disentangled yesterday in Cape Cod Bay in Massachusets by the Marine Animal Entanglement Response team (MAER) at the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS). Click the link to read more… SPCA rescue read-eared sliders and smuggler foiled again, see the Crime & Punishment section. Sea turtle tracking and beach clean ups

Harnessing new technology to unlock the secrets of Natator depressus A new tracking harness for flatback sea turtles has found some are travelling hundreds of kilometres out to sea, helping to unlock the secrets of these mysterious creatures. Quotes: “Flatbacks have always been difficult because we just couldn’t get a good harness attachment as their skin is rather oily,” he said. “The epoxy resin we

Marathon Turtle Hospital Removes Another Turtle Tumor Successfully Thanks to a new high-powered CO2 laser tool, The Turtle Hospital keep treating and rehabilitating turtles with the disease efficiently. In this case, they had to remove a fibropapilloma which affect almost 50% of the green sea turtle population around the area. “We’re getting better and better all the time as we get different types of equipment,

Protected Sea Turtles Are Still Being Caught Illegally in Jakarta Although sea turtles are endangered and protected by law on Lembata Island, most of them end up being caught by fishermen to be sold on the fish market for their meat. Since no action is taken against this, Jakarta Animal Aid Network started a new program for sea turtle protection. Read more about it here

Turtles cannot clean the sludge in the River Ganga On Aug 20, an IANS news release said the state’s Chief Minister, Harish Rawat, had approved a 500-acre turtle breeding facility in Rishikesh. The scavengers will then be released in the River Ganga. Good news you would think? Article quote: This is not a new initiative. The first river clean up program was launched in 1986.

Love caretta carettas from a distance As caretta caretta hatchlings, the struggling young members of the endangered sea turtle species, start to hit the sea on Turkey’s Mediterranean coasts, an expert has warned locals and tourists not to intervene in their habitat and refrain from feeding or touching them. “The high human population causes stress for these animals,” said Doğan Sözbilen, a board member of

Conservation authority working to save Apalone spinifera Conservation Intern Brendan Martin is releasing Spiny softshell turtles into the Sydenham River, read more about why. Quote: “Wading into a creek with a bucket of hatchlings in hand, Conservation Intern Brendan Martin searches for a safe place to release the young spiny softshell turtles in the Eastern Branch of the Sydenham River. He soon finds a grassy